Detox your firm

Professors Bernd Vogel and Heike Bruch discuss how to prevent and cure corrosive organisational energy

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Editorial board blog
Neil May on how to increase energy levels and beat the January blues

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Law firms are suffering a dramatic decline in M&A work
Global value of M&A deals dropped by over a third in 2011

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Law firms taking a half-hearted approach to social media
LinkedIn predominates, firms hesitant to engage with clients

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Avoiding apocalypse
Business strategist Rob Millard explores the role of lawyers in developing solutions to the eurozone crisis

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Case study: Virtual makeover
Chief marketing officer Jeff Berardi shares his experiences in redesigning and launching K&L Gates’ global website

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Case study: Making the switch
Executive director June M. Inderwies and chief technology officer Michael D. Aginsky reflect upon the move to a VoIP platform at Gibbons

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Case study: Stress test
Ann Collier and Adam Pacifico reveal how they developed dawn raid scenario training at SJ Berwin

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Lifting the brakes
Competency requirements for entry to partnership must become more gender neutral, say Ann Halpern and Weedie Sisson

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Comment: Editorial board
Stephen Denyer on how to make the most of university relationships

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Letter from Asia: Firm management
Is the hiring of senior foreign lawyers by Indian law firms a future trend, asks Shardul Shroff

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Letter from America: Case management
Case reporting is a necessity to avoid professional liability, notes Tom Berman

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Firms face fines of up to two per cent of global annual turnover for data breaches
All businesses with EU clients will be liable under the proposed EC reforms

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Only half of law firm office workers are happy at work
Staff annoyed by freezing air conditioning and malfunctioning coffee machines

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Editor’s letter: Olympian hurdles
Taking the time to understand and redirect the energy of conflicted partners can help the firm to become fighting fit, suggests Manju Manglani

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Case study: Stakes and ladders
Managing partner Linda Woolley shares Kingsley Napley’s experiences in moving from a lockstep to a merit-based partner remuneration system

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Collaborating for clients
Addleshaw Goddard partner Andrew Chamberlain discusses how working with other firms on matters can deliver greater value to clients

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Case study: Online noticeboard
Managing partner-cum-software developer Mark Slade shares how he launched a real-time case tracking system at Fidler & Pepper

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Modelling the unknown
Tony Blunden explores how a business approach can be used to model operational risk

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Case study: Time to listen
BD partner Abby Winkworth shares her experiences in launching a new client care programme at IBB Solicitors

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Comment: Regulation
Prepare for a compliance marathon and not a sprint finish, suggests Jane Jarman

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Comment: Dispute resolution
Mediation should be used before partner disputes become intractable, says Mark Whittell

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Last word: Diversity
No more lip service – put your money where your mouth is, says Rachel Brushfield